After an eight-day break, Bangladesh has imposed a 14-day nationwide lockdown from 23 July in view of the rapidly increasing coronavirus cases.
And even though the garment makers had appealed to the Government to exempt the garment industry from the purview of the lockdown, there have been no exceptions for the RMG factories and other export-oriented industries this time even if there are apprehensions that it might lead to business loss.
Now, the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) is planning to appeal to the Government to provide stimulus after lockdown.
Media reports maintained this adding the President of BKMEA, has, reportedly, underlined that garment makers’ body will ask for grant from the Government to keep continue the manufacturing process.
At the end of the lockdown, we will appeal to the Prime Minister again for incentives, stated AKM Abdul Osman, claimed media reports, while underlining that the BKMEA President recently urged the factory owners to follow the restrictions enforced by the Government even if he maintained that there will be financial loss in this strict lockdown.
The BKMEA President, reportedly, also noted that the manufacturing sector requires more incentives from the Government.
